Improvement in curtain-fixtures



W. B, NoYEs, CURTAIN-FIXTURES'.

No. 194,45-8- "Patented Aug. 21,1877.

' INVENTOIR ATToR-N Evszl UNITED STATES l IMPROVEMENT IN CURTAIN-FIXTURES.l

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 194,458,

dated August 21, 1877; application tiled April 12, 1877.

To all zrhom it may concern Be it known that I, WALTER B. NoYEs, of Charlestown, in the county of Suffolk, and in the State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Curtain- Fixtures; and do hereby'declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to theletters of reference marked thereon, making a part of this specification.

The nature ofA my invention consists in the construction and arrangement ot' a curtainfixturey as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my invention appertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe its construction and operation, referring to the annexed drawings, in which- Figure l is a front view of a window-frame with curtain-roller and my improved curtainfixture. Fig. 2 shows a modilcation of one ot' the brackets. Fig.3 shows the ends of the curtain-roller in section.

A represents the windowirame. B is the curtain with slatG in its "lower edge, and D is the curtain-roller. On each end ot' the roller is E, spun up of' sheet metal, and a conical projection, a., in the center to form the pivot for the roller. This conical pivot is spun or otherwise formed from the metal of the body of the cap, and the cap is fastened on the roller by one or more screws, nails, or pins through holes b in the cap.

G represents the cord pulley. This is also spun of' sheet metal, and has its side langes placed a cap, formed with .corrugated to strengthen the pulley. It is placed on the end of the roller over the cap E, and fastened by a pin passing through a hole, d, made through the pulley and cap, and into the roller, as shown in Fig. 3.

The caps and pulley can be made to present a neat and handsome appearance, and, being made otA sheet metal, can be manufactured very cheaply, while at the same time they are sufficiently strong for all necessary purposes.

`-forming a loop at its 'ot' the wire lying close together and fastened vto the plate.

H H are the brackets in which the roller is hung, said brackets being fastened in the usual manner to the window-frame, and formed with conical recesses h to receive the conical pivots a. One of the brackets has a slot, t', at the top to drop the pivot into the recess. m is the curtain-cord fastened to the pulley, wound around the same, and having a "tassel, I. at its free end. This cord passes through an eye, n, projecting from a plate, J, which is also secured to the window-frame, as shown, and below said eye the cord passes through a stop, p, also projecting from said plate.. This stop is made ota piece of wire bent as shown, outer end, and the ends By bringing the cord m in between the ends of the wire, the curtain may be held at any desired height, and by simply pulling it outward into the openlpart or loop of the stop, the curtain may be raised or lowered, as desired. No weights of any kind are required to balance the curtain.

In Fig. 2 l have shown a bracket, L, hav,- ing two arms, L1 andLZ, theupper arm, L1, being formed with the recess h and slot fi, and the lower arm, L2, and stop p, thus article.

' The pulley G, above described, is made in two parts, as shown, it being divided centrally, and at the other such part, G1, is fastened over the cap to form the flange at that end of the roller.

Having thus fully described my invention,

combining the whole in one what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is y l. The cap E, spun or otherwise formed of sheet metal, with the conical projecting pivot a, formed of thesame piece of metal with the cap itself, substantially as herein set forth.

2. A pulley for curtain-rollers formed of two sheet-metal pieces, L-shaped in cross-section, with their flanges having annular corrugations, and-surrounding and connected directly to the end of the roller, substantially as herein set forth.

3. The bracket L, constructed with two provided with the eye a' end of the roller one arms, L1 L2, the arm L1 having the conical revIn testimony that I claim the foregoing I cess h, and the arm L2 the eye n and stop p, have hereunto set my hand and seal this 27th said bracket being adapted to receive and supday of March, 1877.

port the roller D, having the sheet-metal caps ALTER B. NOYES. [L. s.] E E, provided with conical bearings a, sub- Witnesses: stantially as and-for the purposes herein set HENRY W. BRAGG forth. WILLIAM H. PARK. 

